THE parents of a teenager who died in a head-on collision are appealing for information on the first anniversary of her death.

Laura Jenkins was just 18 years old, full of life and a promising member of the team at Crewe’s Phones 4 You, when she was killed in the crash on Middlewich Road near Leighton Hospital at 11pm on January 30 last year.

Exactly a year on from her death her parents Peter and Vena, of Bradwall Road, Sandbach, are backing an appeal by Cheshire Police for more information into what caused her Peugeot 106 to cross on to the wrong side of the road and hit an oncoming car at an estimated 55mph.

Laura died of massive internal injuries and blood loss in the crash, which left one of her three passengers in hospital for six weeks.

But Mr and Mrs Jenkins say they feel an inquest in September left many questions unanswered.

Software account manager Mr Jenkins, 51, said he could still not understand why Laura appeared to be overtaking, despite having told friends she was uneasy with the manoeuvre.

“Laura looked to be overtaking, and yet that very same day while she was giving a friend a lift she refused a suggestion to overtake a couple of slow mopeds, saying, ‘I don’t like overtaking’.

“Another friend said she and Laura had discussed overtaking and both agreed they ‘didn’t do overtaking’.

“That’s why we struggle to understand why it appeared she was overtaking.”

The inquest heard how Laura had been giving three friends a lift to the Turnpike pub in Middlewich when the crash happened.

Mr Jenkins added: “You spend 18 years caring for someone and protecting them from harm, and then all of a sudden it is ripped away.

“If anyone saw anything or has heard anything since that may give clues as to why Laura was on the wrong side of the road, please come forward, for we believe there’s more to know.”

PC Paul Burke said: “If there are witnesses out there with information who have not yet contacted the police, or any witnesses who have been in touch with us who have further information to what has already been said, please contact myself or Sgt Ian Holley.”